Gold has been produced in Japan down the ages, and gold leaf pressing had been used to decorate daily tools or architectural structures. It is a simple technique of attaching gold leaf by pressing, and a good way to make use of the texture of gold.

Gold Leaf Decoration

Kirigane is a higher level technique of gold leaf pressing. In this lesson, you will cut a stencil on a special adhesive paper and use it to draw on lacquerware, and then attach gold leaf by pressing on it to bring the pattern into full visibility.